Polyphosphate: a multifunctional metabolite in cyanobacteria and algae

E Sanz-Luque, D Bhaya, AR Grossman - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Polyphosphate (polyP), a polymer of orthophosphate (PO4 3-) of varying lengths, has been
identified in all kingdoms of life. It can serve as a source of chemical bond energy …

Integration of nutrient, energy, light, and hormone signalling via TOR in plants

Y Wu, L Shi, L Li, L Fu, Y Liu, Y Xiong… - Journal of experimental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The multidomain target of rapamycin (TOR) is an atypical serine/threonine protein kinase
resembling phosphatidylinositol lipid kinases, but retains high sequence identity and serves …

Capturing the phosphorylation and protein interaction landscape of the plant TOR kinase

J Van Leene, C Han, A Gadeyne, D Eeckhout… - Nature Plants, 2019 - nature.com
The target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase is a conserved regulatory hub that translates
environmental and nutritional information into permissive or restrictive growth decisions …

Inositol pyrophosphates promote the interaction of SPX domains with the coiled-coil motif of PHR transcription factors to regulate plant phosphate homeostasis

MK Ried, R Wild, J Zhu, J Pipercevic, K Sturm… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient taken up by organisms in the form of inorganic
phosphate (Pi). Eukaryotes have evolved sophisticated Pi sensing and signaling cascades …

Two bifunctional inositol pyrophosphate kinases/phosphatases control plant phosphate homeostasis

J Zhu, K Lau, R Puschmann, RK Harmel, Y Zhang… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Many eukaryotic proteins regulating phosphate (Pi) homeostasis contain SPX domains that
are receptors for inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsP), suggesting that PP-InsPs may regulate …

[HTML][HTML] Non-shivering thermogenesis signalling regulation and potential therapeutic applications of brown adipose tissue

Z Zhang, D Yang, J Xiang, J Zhou, H Cao… - … journal of biological …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In mammals, thermogenic organs exist in the body that increase heat production and
enhance energy regulation. Because brown adipose tissue (BAT) consumes energy and …

Eukaryotic phosphate homeostasis: the inositol pyrophosphate perspective

C Azevedo, A Saiardi - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Phosphate, as a cellular energy currency, essentially drives most biochemical reactions
defining living organisms, and thus its homeostasis must be tightly regulated. Investigation …

A tour of TOR complex signaling in plants

GM Burkart, F Brandizzi - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
To identify the appropriate times for growth and development, organisms must sense and
process information about the availability of nutrients, energy status, and environmental …

Analysis of autotrophic, mixotrophic and heterotrophic phenotypes in the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris using time-resolved proteomics and transcriptomics …

ADS Vidotti, DM Riaño-Pachón, L Mattiello, LA Giraldi… - Algal research, 2020 - Elsevier
Some microalgae species including Chlorella vulgaris can, under light exposure,
concurrently metabolize organic and inorganic carbon sources in a metabolic mode known …

Emerging trends in nitrogen and phosphorus signalling in photosynthetic eukaryotes

KE Helliwell - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
Phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) are the major nutrients that constrain plant and algal
growth in nature. Recent advances in understanding nutrient signalling mechanisms of …